Water fountain for poultry



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WATER FOUNTAIN FOR POULTRY Filed March 1, 1946 v 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 /OPINV EN TOR. (page; #mzmy ATTD RN EYE Patented Nov. 30, 1948 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 2,455,211 WATER FOUNTAIN FOR POULTRY Wesley G.Armstrong, Yardville, N. J. Application March 1, 1946, Serial No.651,217

Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in water fountains for poultry.

'An object of this invention is to provide a fountain that isadjustable, automatic and will provide a constant supply of fresh waterfor poultry of all sizes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fountain that willdispose of waste water, will heat the water to prevent freezing and willsave time in the process of keeping the fountain sanitary.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fountain that issimple in construction, durable in use, efficient in operation and canbe manufactured at a normal cost.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view the inventionconsists of the novel details of construction, arrangement andcombination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed andillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view partly broken away of an embodiment ofthe invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof partly broken away.

Figure 3 is an elevational view partly broken away in full adjustedposition.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line of Figure 1 and Figure 5 is asectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the reference numeral I0designates a circular ring having the outwardly extending base flange I2and the inwardly extending flange I4 to which the circular plate I6 issecured by fasteners I8.

Mounted on the plate I6 is the lower circular section which is providedwith the rolled upper peripheral edge 22, telescopically mounted on thelower section 20 is the intermediate section 24 having upper and lowerperipheral rolled edges 26 and 28 respectively. The edge 28 engages theedge 22 on the lower section to limit the upward movement of the section24. Telescopically mounted on the intermediate section 24 is the uppersection 30 having the rolled lower peripheral edge 32 which contacts theedge 26 of the section 24 to limit the upward movement of the section30, and the upper end of the section 30 is provided with the downwardlyinclined annular flange 34 to receive the complimentary shaped flange 35of the top 38 and the flanges are secured together by fasteners 40.

At the point of connection of the section 20 with the plate I6 acircular bracket 42 is provided which positioned in the opening which issecured to the plate by fasteners 44 and which retains the section 20in'position on the plate by frictional engagement therewith.

Section 20 is provided with spring latches 4B and 48 respectively whichare secured to the inner side thereof and extending through the openings49 in the section 20 engage the rolled edge of the section 24 to retainit in raised or lowered positions and sections 24 is provided with asimilar latch 50 extending through opening 5| to engage the rolled edge32 of the section 30 to retain this section in raised position as shownin Figure 3 and wire guides 3I are provided to guide the raising andlowering of the sections.

Plate 16 is provided at the center thereof with the circular opening 52which is surrounded by the annular flange 54 which engages the ring 56secured to the bottom of the funnel 58, the spout 60 of which engagesthe waste pipe 62 52 provides means for catching waste water from thefountain and discharging it therefrom.

Adjacent the lower section 20 the plate I6 is provided with an opening84 to receive the water supply pipe 66 to which is connected by acoupling 68 the spiral tubing 10 which supplies water to the fountain.

The top 38 is dished at I2 to form the water or fountain receptacle. Avalve casing 14 connected to the tubing 10 is formed in the top 38 andhas a flat valve 15 therein which is controlled by the pivoted arm 19 ofthe float 80, which rests on the water in the dished portion I2 andcontrols the supply of water thereto by operation of the valve 16. r

The float is shaped as a horse shoe to accommodate the stand pipe 82which is threadably mounted in the opening 84 in the center of theportion 12 and an annular flange 86 surrounding the opening 84 on thelower surface of the portion I2, supports the pipe 82 and threadablyreceives the extention 88 to the pipe therein and a washer 90 interposedbetween the pipe 82 and extention 88 provides a water tight joint.

Positioned in the stand pipe below the level of the portion 12 is theoverflow outlet 92 which prevents water from overflowing the portion1-2.

Surrounding the center of the portion I2 is the annular wire check guard94 and a conical wire guard 06 having flanged ends 98 engage theperiphery of the portion 12.

Surrounding the tubing I0 is the electrical heating element I00connected to the junction box I02 provided with the control switch I04and outlet cord I06 having the plug I08 on the end 3 thereof forconnections to a source of electrical current.

In the position shown in Figure 1, the fountain can be used for youngpoultry as the poultry grows the sections 24 and 30 can be moved upwardand retained in place by the latches which are designed for thatpurpose.

Thus the fountain is adapted for use in three positions. The heatingelement will prevent the water from" freezing and the waste: Water isdisposed of as previously described.

It is believed that the operation and construction of the fountain willbe obvious to those skilled in the art and it is to be understood thatchanges in the details of construction, arrangement and combination ofparts may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what. is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent .is:

1. A device. of the character described, comprising an adjustable. body,a base for said body, a top for said body providing fountain means,means for. supplying: water to said fountain means, and means fordisposing of overflow from said fountain means.

2. The invention as in claim 1 wherein said body comprises lowerintermediate and upper telescoping sections.

3. The invention as in claim 1 wherein means is provided for regulatingthe supply of water to said fountain means.

4. The invention as in claim 1 wherein means is provided. for heatingsaid water supply.

5. The-invention as in claim 1- wherein means is provided for lockingsaid body in adjusted positions.

WESLEY G. ARMSTRONG.

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